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Tired of DOT’s rules? :sick: So were we.
So we’re changing the rules to benefit owners of Collector cars. :woohoo: Read on…
Current law requires DMV to deny Collector registration if the vehicle is not 100% stock. Let’s face it, nearly every Collector car out there has something that’s not stock. How about tires, radio, paint color, interior, filters, plugs, etc. It sounds picky, but even a VW Beetle which took an award at the Milwaukee Concours d’Elegance was denied Collector plates because of a CD radio.
We’ve worked with Sen. Grothman to draft a bill which helps Collector owners, plus we’ve worked with DOT to make sure they can live with it too. We now need your help to push for passage of the bill.
Read the Bill, FAQs, and details here: Old Car Preservation Act
Briefly, the Bill will:
1 Allow modifications to Collector vehicles, so long as they have an unmodified body.
2 Exempts Collector, former military, and pre-’70 vehicles from FMVSS Certification Label requirement as a reason for denial of registration.
3 Allows collectors of HMV vehicles occasional personal use plus the right to keep “parts” vehicles (the same as other Collectors already have).
4 Defines Kei-class vehicles and reinforces the existing prohibition against their registration.
Please visit the website, read all the details, and support this Bill. Details are on the website to tell you how to get involved. Be sure to scroll down all the way for directions.
If you’ve got questions, this is the place for ’em.
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Update: The Assembly Public Hearing was held on May 21. Only Tom and myself testified InFavor of the bill. Nobody testified against it. Currently, we’re awaiting an Executive Session and a vote on the bill by the Assembly. Typically, this takes about one month.
We’re very pleased and optimistic about passage of the bill. Please stay tuned for progress…
With the completion of the state budget, our bill is once again moving forward.
This afternoon, the Assembly Transportation Committee voted unanimously for passage of this bill.
THIS IS A HUGE VICTORY, BUT THE FIGHT IS NOT YET OVER.
The bill now moves to the full Assembly for a vote. We also need to secure passage in the Senate, and we’re working on that.
Stay tuned for future actions and updates.
Great News just in today:
Our bill will be voted on by the Senate Transportation Committee on Thursday, Sept. 5!!
This will allow it to move toward a vote in the full Senate.
:woohoo: :silly:
Today, the Senate Transportation Committee voted 5-0 In Favor of our bill.
This means we have gotten the unanimous approval of the Transportation Committees in both houses, the Senate and the Assembly. The next step is a floor vote before the full Senate and the full Assembly. If they both pass our bill, then we just need the Governor to sign it.The legislature will be convening for full sessions beginning Sept. 17th. Our bill will be heard by each house sometime after that.
Stay tuned.
Today the bill was passed by vote of the full Wisconsin Senate!!
All that remains is passage of the bill by the full state Assembly, and then Gov. Walker’s signature on the bill, before it becomes state law.
This bill is scheduled for a vote before the Assembly next Tuesday, Oct. 15!
After that, it just needs Gov. Walker’s signature to enact it.
Call your Assy. Rep. and urge them to vote In Favor!
Lordarigtar,
On behalf of Tom and myself, thanks for your support of our efforts. There is simply no way we could have gotten to this point without the help of folks like you. Every person matters.
To Everyone,
This is the last step in the Legislature, and then we just need Gov. Walker to sign it into law.
For anyone who hasn’t yet called their Assembly Representative, here is a link to find out how to contact them. Cal ’em today. Tell them to vote In Favor of SB-110 on Tuesday Oct. 15.
A new year is coming up, and that means a whole new model-year of vehicles become eligible for Collector plates. Do your part to make sure they don’t get denied over non-original parts or hub-caps.
Call your Assembly Representative today!
This was passed today by the full Wis. Assembly!
Now it just needs Gov. Walker’s signature to become law.
Time to celebrate! Thanks to everybody who supported this effort!
Gov. Walker signed this into law yesterday. Tom and I attended.
Many thanks to Sen. Glenn Grothman and Assy. Rep. Steve Kestell for sponsoring this bill.
Thanks also to those of you who helped push for passage.It’s one thing to change a law, it’s another to have it successfully implemented. Here is a writeup Tom and I prepared to give OWNERS information about the new changes. This has not been reviewed and approved by DMV at this point, however the information is taken from current and the new statutes.
NOTE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF MARCH 1, 2014
Wisconsin Lifetime-Registration Options
Effective Date Mar. 1, 2014
In addition to the various annual-renewal license plates available (such as Auto, Truck, Farm, etc.), Wisconsin offers several lifetime-registration options. These are available for a variety of motor vehicles, with certain requirements for each category. Some vehicles will be eligible for more than one type of registration. This is meant to give you an overview of each registration option, and help you decide which you might qualify for. Lifetime-registration license plates stay with the original applicant and can be transferred to a different vehicle (with a fee), but cannot be transferred to a different individual.
Regardless of the type of registration you choose, virtually all vehicles must comply with Wis. Statute Ch. 347 and Wis. Administrative Code Trans305 Equipment Standards. Also, commercial vehicles and trucks in excess of 26,000# gvw must comply with US DOT requirements.
Lifetime-Registration options, Plates, Statutes, Requirements and Restrictions.
Antique Motor Vehicle (Antique)
Special Interest (Collector)
Reconstructed / Replica / Street Modified / Homemade Vehicles (Hobbyist)
Historic Military Vehicle (HMV)Antique Motor Vehicle (Antique)
Wis. Stat. 341.265
Registration: Lifetime of Original Applicant
License Plate Cost: $5.00
Requirements: Must be model year 1945 or earlier, totally original condition.
Restrictions: Operation to & from display, parade, testing, maintenance and storage only.Special Interest (Collector)
Wis. Stat. 341.266
Registration: Lifetime of Original Applicant
License Plate Cost: Twice regular annual fee for the vehicle, plus $50.
Requirements: Owner must also register a “daily driver” with annual registration. Vehicle must be 20 yrs. old or older. Vehicle may be modified, but body must appear stock, and is being preserved by a Collector.
Restrictions: The vehicle cannot be operated in January (unless a special permit is purchased), and trucks cannot exceed 500# payload.
Exemptions: Four specific Former Military Vehicles can be registered as Collector, and yet are exempted from the originality requirement and from the payload restriction (Pinzgauer, Kaiser Jeep M-715, Humvee, and DUKW “Duck”).Reconstructed / Replica / Street Modified / Homemade Vehicles (Hobbyist)
Wis. Stat. 341.268
Registration: Lifetime of Original Applicant
License Plate Cost: Twice regular annual fee for the vehicle, plus $50.
Requirements: Owner must also register a “daily driver” with annual registration. Reconstructed and Street Modified vehicles must be based on a vehicle 20 yrs. old or older. Replica vehicles must resemble a vehicle 20 yrs. old or older. Vehicle may be modified, including body.
Restrictions: The vehicle cannot be operated in January (unless a special permit is purchased), and trucks cannot exceed 500# payload. A vehicle which “no longer resembles the original manufactured vehicle” may be considered a Reconstructed vehicle and may have more stringent requirements. May require a State Patrol inspection for compliance with Wis. Ch. 347 & Trans305 Equipment Standards.Historic Military Vehicles (HMV)
Wis. Stat. 341.269
Registration: Lifetime of Original Applicant
License Plate Cost: $30
Requirements: Vehicle must have rubber tires (no tracked vehicles), and be in original military design and markings. Import vehicles must be older than 25-yrs. U.S. vehicles may be of any age. May be a trailer.
Restrictions: The vehicle may be used year-round for special purposes such as display, parades, and for occasional personal use (not regular use) with no payload restriction.
Does My Vehicle Qualify?
Obviously these choices of Lifetime Registration options have certain requirements which must be met. But you’ve probably got some choices. Here’s an overview of which vehicles likely may meet those requirements.If you have a domestic or import (not ex-military or govt. surplus) vehicle:
Of any age may qualify for annual renewal choices.
Older than 20 years, with a stock-appearing body may qualify for Hobbyist or Collector.
Older than 20 years, with a modified body may qualify for a Hobbyist.
Model-year 1945 or older may qualify for an Antique.If you have an ex-military (or govt. surplus) vehicle:
U.S. of any age may qualify for annual renewal choices or HMV
U.S. or imported older than 20 years may also qualify for Collector or Hobbyist.
Import older than 25 years may qualify for annual renewal choices, Collector, Hobbyist, or HMV.
U.S. or import older than model-year 1945 may qualify for Antique.If you have a Pinzgauer, Kaiser M-715, Humvee, and DUKW “Duck”, you hit gold:
Of any age, may qualify for annual renewal choices, Hobbyist, or HMV (Pinzgauer must be 25-yrs. old for HMV).
Older than 25 years may qualify for Collector (with special exemptions).Prepared by Paul Underwood undy@mhtc.net and Tom Zat cosmo4info@gmail.com
Ok this was a good bill. I have a question about what is going to happen to vehicles already with collector plates on? I have 2 currently and have had plates on one since the mid 80’s and the other since the late 90’s. Both are younger than the antiques, will I have to renew my current registration, to become compliant? Lifetime is only until the goverment changes something, and then we have to reach into our wallets and pay some more.
mick289 wrote:I have a question about what is going to happen to vehicles already with collector plates on? will I have to renew my current registration, to become compliant?Our bill did nothing to change the registration period of Collector plates. It’s still a lifetime registration. If you have previously issued Collector plates, they remain valid.
If your vehicle previously met Collector plate requirements, then it surely will meet the current ones. We made it easier to qualify for Collector plates.
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